National Park Service, United States Deparment of the Interior
Photo shows two boys at glacier bay exploring overlaid with the Junior Ranger Badge.
National Park Week, April 19-27, 2008
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  • Motto: Explore, Learn, Protect: Be a Junior Ranger

    The Junior Ranger program is designed to engage children and families in the stories embodied in their national parks. Children complete activity books that lead them through the park in a kid-friendly way. They are drawn to parts of the park story that they can relate to. When completed, they present their booklets to a ranger to earn a patch or badge and a certificate.

    There are Junior Ranger programs in 297 of our National Parks.

    Check the Schedule of Events to learn about what's happening on Junior Ranger Day at a park near you.

     

    Schedule of National Park Week and Junior Ranger Day Events


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    Junior Rangers

    Learn more about Junior Rangers. Photo shows youths at the beach learning about science.

    Click below to try out the cool interactive WebRangers website
    Graphic from the interactive WebRangers site. Caption says 'Be a WebRanger!'

    Learn how you can support the National Park Service Junior Ranger Program

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